Dublin City Council was informed of the risks four times before it responded, which has prompted one City Councillor to call for the CEO of Dublin City Council to resign.

Éilis Ryan from the Workers’ Party believes "ultimate accountability" lies with Owen Keegan, who she claims is "anti-public housing".

"In advertising the Housing Assistance Payment, one of the ‘selling points’ used by the council to attract landlords was that there would be ‘no immediate checks on private rental standards,’ before payments to landlords could commence", she said.

Dublin’s Lord Mayor has admitted he is unhappy with Dublin City Council's lack of response to rental conditions in the Capital.

Mícheál Mac Donncha says it’s "not good enough" and "not acceptable", and has called for inspections to be carried out to make sure conditions improve.